Author Archives: dnovosat

A new type of malware is being spread through emails and infected websites. It is called Crypto Locker and is especially dangerous as it works differently than most viruses. Background: A computer that gets infected with CryptoLocker will mass encrypt … Continued

I experienced this on a Mac with 10.8.4 and Suitcase Fusion 4 (15.0.5). Suitcase wouldn’t launch. To fix this issue, go into System Preferences, to Sharing. If your COMPUTER doesn’t have a name, the application won’t launch. Give you Mac a … Continued

To fix the error “No media folders found. Please change the settings.” on Subsonic with the media stored on a NAS, use the UNC path in your media settings. \NASmusic share The reason for this error is simply that your … Continued

Procedures for controlling the Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program The following procedures explain how to: View or change the Windows CEIP setting on an individual computer. Disable the Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program by using Group Policy. Disable the Windows … Continued

This tip walks you through the process of disabling the Customer Experience Improvement Program scheduled tasks in Windows Server 2008. The Windows Server 2008 task scheduler has a large number of new features and interface changes, but some administrators may … Continued

Following the release and immediate availability of the next-generation Retina MacBook Pro at the WWDC 2012 keynote address, the folks over at iFixIt jumped on the opportunity to take it apart and see exactly what makes this new computer tick. … Continued

Replacing a hard drive on a Mac may sometimes be necessary to either upgrade to increase its capacity, replace a faulty drive, or upgrade your Mac with a faster solid-state drive (SSD), which will often breath new life into an … Continued

If you need to change the serial number for Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac here is what you need to do. Quit any running Office 2008 programs. Delete the following files: ~/Library/Preferences/Microsoft/Office 2008/Microsoft Office 2008 Settings.plist /Applications/Microsoft Office 2008/Office/OfficePID.plist Now, … Continued